International
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InternationalMeggitt To Acquire Danaher’s Aerospace Business For $685 Million
Britain’s Meggitt Plc has agreed to acquire Danaher Corp.‘s [DHR] Pacific Scientific Aerospace business for $685 million, boosting its presence in key commercial aerospace programs and on defense programs. Pacific […]
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International
General Dynamics Awarded Contracts To Upgrade Saudi Arabian Tanks
General Dynamics [GD] recently said it recently was awarded two contracts worth $44 million for Saudi Arabia’s tank program. The contracts, awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command […]
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International
Cobham Acquires German Firm That Makes Bomb Disposal Robots
Britain’s Cobham plc recently said it has acquired Germany’s Telerob GmbH, a privately-owned manufacturer of bomb disposal robots and threat response vehicles, for $105 million cash. The ground robots are […]
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Homeland Security
CBP Issues RFI For New Sensor Towers On Southwest Border
By Calvin Biesecker Wasting little time in its effort to continue to find technological solutions to help secure the nation’s borders, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week issued a […]
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Business/FinancialCobham Acquires German Firm That Makes Bomb Disposal Robots
Britain’s Cobham plc yesterday said it has acquired Germany’s Telerob GmbH, a privately-owned manufacturer of bomb disposal robots and threat response vehicles, for $105 million cash. The ground robots are […]
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Business/Financial
Meggitt To Acquire Danaher’s Aerospace Business For $685 Million
Britain’s Meggitt Plc has agreed to acquire Danaher Corp.‘s [DHR] Pacific Scientific Aerospace business for $685 million, boosting its presence in key commercial aerospace programs and on defense programs. Pacific […]
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Business/Financial
Saab Plans To Expand U.S. Presence
By Calvin Biesecker Through a combination of organic growth, direct sales, partnering and acquisitions, Sweden’s Saab plans to significantly expand its presence in the United States, capitalizing on the world’s […]
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CyberNapolitano Ends SBInet; Directs Flexible Use Of Technologies For Border Security
By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday ended the virtual fence portion of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), which was not meeting expectations, and instead has directed […]
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International
U.K. Exports Would Thrive On Joint Industry R&T Spending
Sandy Wilson, president and managing director of General Dynamics [GD] UK and vice president, Defence at A|D|S called for more joint industry focus on Research and Technology (R&T) expenditure as […]
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International
DHS, WCO In Partnership To Bolster Global Supply Chain Security
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said that DHS and the World Customs Organization (WCO) are partnering to strengthen the security of the global supply chain in three main areas. […]